Just back to ff14 recently, I used to keen on gather and craft, so I just spend time on them.
I am going to reveal the possibly tremendous network of RMT workshop using bots here.

I encountered bascially over 10 characters with same features in several days.

Features:
These workshop characters have same features and the final goal:
1 They have onle ONE DoW/DOM up to cap level 90.
2 They level up ALL DoL and DoH up to 90.
level sequence: DoL first(BTN/MIN), DoH then.
3 They sell all mats along through 90 and final mats of cap level, also crafting items on market board with market board undercut bot to make gils.
4 They have the same trace between gather nodes and same action all the time.
5 They dont have any extra minion or mount except from msq or several from dungeon random roll(they need level up to 90 to unlock stuffs), and dont summon minion.

In this way, they could make gils from all other real man players and sell gils by RMT store to real man players in this automatic way.

Since SE donest ban gather/craft/market board bots(They have bots for leveling in dungeon now), they just need some computers with several guys to oversee the studio to make money.
I believe they dont risk these hen laying golden eggs to trade with players during RMT.

Just share some lodestone site of these characters, hope this does not violate the rules of forum, if so please let me know, I will revise this.
1 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...35153/#profile
2 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...29670/#profile
3 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...94100/#profile
4 https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...22193/#profile

Fc tag:df GD (cant remember all)

Dont forget say hi to them and thanks for they hard working to gather the mats for all players!